“We Can Make Astronaut Suits, But Not Adaptive Fashion” | Victoria Ann Jenkins on ELS

<p>In this episode, Victoria Ann Jenkins, founder of Unhidden and a pioneering adaptive fashion designer, joins the conversation to discuss her mission to make fashion more inclusive and why the industry has been so slow to change.</p><p><br></p><p>From her groundbreaking collaboration with Primark, bringing adaptive clothing to the high street across 10 countries, to her own life-changing medical experiences, Victoria shares the personal journey behind her work and the barriers faced by millions of disabled people every day.</p><p><br></p><p>She speaks candidly about medical misogyny, living with chronic pain, the challenges of raising investment as a founder, and the importance of ensuring disabled people have a seat at the table when decisions are made about their lives.</p><p><br></p><p>With an estimated £446 billion in spending power represented by the UK&#39;s disabled consumers, Victoria challenges brands to rethink what inclusion really means and why adaptive fashion should never have been considered a niche market.</p><p><br></p><p>This is a powerful conversation about resilience, representation and the determination to leave things better than you found them.</p><p><br></p><p>Extraordinary Life Stories is proudly sponsored by IFS.ai</p>